THE SOUTH: Voting Records

The two men facing each other across a brace
of microphones and a polished table in Montgomery, Ala. were deeply
disturbed. Farmer Aaron Sellers, of Bullock County, a Negro, told of six attempts
to register as an Alabama voter and six failures, including a time when he
was warned, "Get the hell out of here." Behind the table, as Sellers' testimony
ended, the president of the University of Notre Dame leaned grimly forward.
Asked the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh: "Mr. Sellers, you going to continue to
attempt to register?" Answered Sellers: "Yes, I'm determined to...